Laklija families are Croats and they are mostly from Djurdjevac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and in Djurdjevac area.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Laklija live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Bjelovar (20), Nova Gradiska (<10), Ferdinandovac in Djurdjevac area (<10), Grubisno Polje (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Laklija is present in three countries.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.